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A Process-Based Explanation of the Psychic Distance Paradox: Evidence from Global Virtual Teams

verfasst von: Peter Magnusson, Anja Schuster, Vas Taras

Erschienen in: Management International Review | Ausgabe 3/2014

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Previous research has found evidence of a counter-intuitive positive relationship between psychic distance and performance, which has been labeled the “psychic distance paradox”. However, there is a dearth of literature explaining the causal mechanisms that elucidates such a positive relationship. Studying the effect of team-level psychic distance on the performance of global virtual teams, we build on the input-process-outcome framework of team research, which allows the integration of process variables to provide new insights into the underlying coherences of the psychic distance paradox. These variables include the team members’ expectation of challenges as well as the level of team effort toward the task. The team members’ motivational cultural intelligence is introduced to the model as a moderating factor. The data support the hypothesized causal path. The findings start unveiling the psychic distance paradox through the integration of the literatures on psychic distance and global virtual teams.

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Titel: A Process-Based Explanation of the Psychic Distance Paradox: Evidence from Global Virtual Teams
verfasst von: Peter Magnusson
Anja Schuster
Vas Taras
Publikationsdatum: 01.06.2014
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in: Management International Review / Ausgabe 3/2014
Print ISSN: 0938-8249
Elektronische ISSN: 1861-8901
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11575-014-0208-5

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